List of Jacob Bronowski Quotes

Sex Was Invented As A Biological Instrument By (say) The Green Algae. But As An Instrument In The Ascent Of Man Which Is Basic To His Cultural Evolution, It Was Invented By Man Himself.

Revolutions Are Not Made By Fate But By Men.

The Paradox Of Knowledge Is Not Confined To The Small, Atomic Scale; On The Contrary, It Is As Cogent On The Scale Of Man, And Even Of The Stars.

A Popular Cliche In Philosophy Says That Science Is Pure Analysis Or Reductionism, Like Taking The Rainbow To Pieces; And Art Is Pure Synthesis, Putting The Rainbow Together. This Is Not So. All Imagination Begins By Analyzing Nature.

The Child Is Not A Prisoner Of Its Inheritance; It Holds Its Inheritance As A New Creation Which Its Future Actions Will Unfold.

There Is A Social Injunction Implied In The Positivist And Analyst Methods. This Social Axiom Is That :;:;:;:;:;:; We Ought To Act In Such A Way That What Is True Can Be Verified To Be So.

The Largest Single Step In The Ascent Of Man Is The Change From Nomad To Village Agriculture.

Whether Our Work Is Art Or Science Or The Daily Work Of Society, It Is Only The Form In Which We Explore Our Experience Which Is Different.

Science Is A Tribute To What We Can Know, Although We Are Fallible.

The Preoccupation With The Choice Of A Mate Both By Male And Female I Regard As A Continuing Echo Of The Major Selective Force By Which We Have Evolved.

Astronomy Is Not The Apex Of Science Or Of Invention. But It Is A Test Of The Cast Of Temperament And Mind That Underlies A Culture.

A Genius Is A Man Who Has Two Great Ideas.